Campaign Finance

Washington: “Judge Orders Freedom Foundation to Pay $80,000 in Attorney General’s Campaign Finance Case” by Washington Attorney General’s Office for Access Washington

Ethics

National: “Joe Biden Let Police Groups Write His Crime Bill. Now, His Agenda Has Changed.” by Michael Kranish (Washington Post) for Laredo Morning Times

National: “GAO Offers Congress Steps to Protect Independence of Federal Watchdogs” by Kyle Cheney for Politico

National: “Trump Draws Rebukes for Suggesting 75-Year-Old Protester Pushed to the Ground in Buffalo Was Part of a ‘Set Up’” by John Wagner (Washington Post) for Laredo Morning Times

California: “‘This Is Money Laundering 101’; More People Charged in Widening SF Public Corruption Probe” by Staff for KPIX

Florida: “Jacksonville City Council Panel Investigating JEA Seeks Interviews with Curry Aides” by Christopher Hong for Florida Times Union

Lobbying

Mississippi: “Bill That Could End Practice of Public Officials Appearing in Public Service Announcements During Election Years Faces Critical Deadline” by Steve Wilson for Northside Sun

Procurement

Hawaii: “How A Major Campaign Donor Got A Million-Dollar Cleaning Contract in Honolulu” by Blaze Lovell for Honolulu Civil Beat